Crime Rates at Forest Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9DB

Forest Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (EN8 9DB) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% lower than the Cheshunt North average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (EN8 9DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 230 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.